Upholstery
Upholstery, Sofa and Furniture Cleaning
A sofa takes more use per square foot than any floor in the house and almost never gets cleaned. Fabric tested first, then cleaned to suit what it actually is.
Chapter 01
The fabric decides the method
Cotton, linen, viscose, microfibre and wool blends all behave differently in water, and some of them do not go in water at all. Viscose in particular will pile distort and watermark if it is treated like a cotton weave.
So we test an inconspicuous area before anything else, and we read the manufacturer's cleaning code where there is one. That five minutes is what stops a clean turning into a claim.
Technician spot treating upholstery and soft furnishings in the shop
What actually comes out
Body oils on the arms and headrests, food and drink, dust that has settled into the weave, and the smell that comes with all of it. On a light coloured sofa the arms usually go first and the change after cleaning is obvious.
We use Prochem, Bridgepoint Systems and HydraMaster solutions, and organic enzymes where the problem is biological rather than greasy.
Chapter 03
Protection afterwards
DuPont Teflon protectant can go on while the fabric is still open from cleaning. It does not make a sofa spill proof, it buys you the minutes between the spill and the stain, which on a family sofa is most of the battle.
It is optional and we will not add it without asking.
One service, three names
Upholstery Cleaning, Furniture Cleaning and Sofa Cleaning are the same job on this van. People search for whichever word matches the thing in their living room, so it is worth saying plainly that they all reach the same crew.
Whatever you call it, the method is decided by the fabric rather than by the shape of the furniture.
Dining chairs, headboards and the rest
Anything upholstered is fair game, including dining chairs, ottomans, headboards and office seating. Dining chairs are usually the worst in the house and the quickest to do.
Heavily soiled pieces can come back to the shop if that is a better answer than working in your living room.
Please keep us in mind for all your future floor or furniture cleaning. Mike, replying to a customer review.
Book the sofa in
Tell us the fabric if you know it, and we will bring the right solution.
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